Buyinga first airplane is every bit as much of a thrill for most people as buying a first car.Unfortunately, most first-time airplane buyers approach their purchase very much the sameway as they do when shopping for an automobile. Typically, they first decide how much theycan afford to spend on an airplane – it might be […]
TBO: One of the reasons I wanted to talk to you today is to get you to reveal more tips, more advice on how to stay out of trouble when shopping for a plane. What do you think is the biggest mistake buyers make? McGuire: New buyers? Or buyers in general? New buyers are probably […]
When I learned to fly on the East Coast thirty-something yearsago, turbocharging was a dirty word. Everybody said turbos wereexpensive, inefficient, maintenance-intensive, problem-prone,shortens TBO drastically, and makes sense only for folks basedin the Colorado Rockies. As a young, impressionable airman, Ibought it…lock, stock and intercooler. I bought my first airplane in 1968, a nice conservative […]
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